custom column not searchable

[SkyDream]

Hi,

i'm using calibre 0.7.9 (great tool ) and added a single custom column of type true/false. Unfortunately searching for this column didn't return any result although it should be.

I've already checked this forum and the documentation. Using "gelesen:true" should return all books i already read. But there are no books found and the same is true for "gelesen:false".

Searching for builtin columns i do get results e.g. "ondevice:true" or "ondevice:false".

Any comments, hints ?

Thanks !

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by SkyDream

added a single custom column of type true/false. Unfortunately searching for this column didn't return any result although it should be.

I've already checked this forum and the documentation. Using "gelesen:true" should return all books i already read. But there are no books found and the same is true for "gelesen:false".

Custom column names always start with a hash/pound symbol "#" Try this search (assuming the column is gelesen):

#gelesen:true

Hovering over the column will tell you the search name.

[SkyDream]

That's it

Thanks !!

[Manichean]

From your custom column being called "gelesen" I'm assuming you're using the german translation of calibre? If so, you'll have to use "#gelesen:Ja" or "#gelesen:Nein" to get any meaningful results. I recently ran into that same problem trying to setup a library restriction between study textbooks and, well, anything else.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by Manichean

From your custom column being called "gelesen" I'm assuming you're using the german translation of calibre? If so, you'll have to use "#gelesen:Ja" or "#gelesen:Nein" to get any meaningful results. I recently ran into that same problem trying to setup a library restriction between study textbooks and, well, anything else.

I use English, but be aware there's a difference between searching for True/False versus Yes/No. True means there's an entry there (it could be Yes or No). False means the opposite. True and False are defined in Python. AFAIK, Yes/No or Ja/Nein are not. I don't know if you need to translate True/False, but I suspect you don't.

[Manichean]

Originally Posted by Starson17

I use English, but be aware there's a difference between searching for True/False versus Yes/No. True means there's an entry there (it could be Yes or No). False means the opposite. True and False are defined in Python. AFAIK, Yes/No or Ja/Nein are not. I don't know if you need to translate True/False, but I suspect you don't.

No, true/false work without translation. And, in the german language version, Ja/Nein return the expected results.